Psaki Defends White House Firing Staffers Over Marijuana Use: ‘It Is Still Illegal Federally’

The White House defended its firing of five White House staffers over past marijuana use, with press secretary Jen Psaki suggesting that “other security issues” had factored into employees being let go.

At a Wednesday press briefing, a reporter pressed Psaki on the Biden administration terminating five employees over previous marijuana consumption, even though staff were “led to believe pot use would not be disqualifying.”

Psaki insisted that the administration had worked with the security service, “which makes this determination” and that “in the past, the rules were...